Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

Dating back to the second century, vestiges of prehispanic mural paintings are found in this underground palace.

This pre-Hispanic apartment complex also includes ancestral paintings that point to its military past.

A striking depiction of Teotihuacan's mysterious "Spider Woman."

This incredible college library is a visual masterpiece of mosaic art. It also looks kind of like a giant boombox.

The famous artist couple lived and worked here, in two different houses separated by a bridge.

This striking building appears to defy gravity, a tower balancing atop a much smaller cube.

In Coyoacán, a pair of coyotes crown a public fountain in reference to the ancient Aztec name of the borough.

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

This colossal ancient jaguar sculpture was used as a vessel for the hearts torn from sacrificial victims.

This stunning and ethereal mural symbolizes the beauty, unity, and diversity of humankind.

This strange sculpture of a menacing skull surrounded by sun rays was discovered at the foot of the Pyramid of the Sun.

This colossal ancient sculpture of the monstrous Aztec rain god has a literally stormy history.

The turquoise-studded skull of a long-dead Aztec man sits within Mexico City’s Museum of Anthropology.

The most complete statue of this Aztec god sits a top a throne carved with images of hallucinogenic plants.

On a cornerstone of the City Museum is the head of a monstrous serpent stolen from an Aztec pyramid 400 years ago.

Hidden for more than a century, the grave of the Conquistador remains forgotten behind these church walls.

These spectacular, symbolic serpents lie within the shadow of the Great Temple.

Underneath the historic center of Mexico City, the remains of a temple dedicated to the Aztec god of the wind.

Gilded heaven for philatelists and architecture freaks, still in full working order despite sitting atop tremulous ground.

This one-window stand has been home to a giant vat of slowly simmering meats and an array of unique tacos for almost 50 years.

Once home to an aristocratic family and a workers' organization, this intricately tiled building now houses a chain restaurant.

This clock was gifted to Mexico as a show of gratitude for its long history of welcoming Arab migrants.

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.